Texas is the number 1 state for energy production in the nation. The oil & gas industry employs tens of thousands of individuals throughout the state.
Working in the oilfield is how thousands of men and women put food on the table for their children.
A workplace injury that prevents you from doing that hurts even worse than other injuries do.
If you were injured on the oilfield and believe your company owes you compensation, contact the Waco, TX, personal injury attorneys at Biggs & Greenslade today to schedule a consultation.
If you’ve been injured in any workplace, you must protect yourself:
If you were injured on the job, report the injury to your supervisor. Follow your company’s injury reporting process.
Go to a family physician or other medical professional of your choosing. Ensure that they document your injuries.
Your company may offer to pay for treatment or to send you to a specialist of their choosing. Do neither of these things.
Your company may pressure you to return to work before your injury has healed. Do not return to work injured. You risk hurting yourself further, and your company can use this against you.
Your company’s HR department and insurance representatives can use your return to work to prove that you aren’t injured.
No matter what, you should consult with a personal injury attorney about your accident. At your consultation, they’ll be able to help you understand if you have a case.
If you choose them to represent you, they’ll immediately begin helping you recover compensation from your employer.
Throughout this process, remember that the company’s HR department is not there to help or protect you. They are there to protect the company. Do not accept money or submit a report until speaking with a lawyer.
Your employer is never your friend, and that almost always becomes clear after a workplace injury.
After your injury, your employer’s primary interest is in defending themselves–not getting you the treatment you need, and not helping your family put food on the table.
After getting injured, your company may:
As experienced oilfield injury lawyers, we have seen companies do a lot to get out of helping the employees who were hurt. We’ve learned to expect the worst from them, and you should anticipate this as much as possible.
As your attorneys, we can help you avoid the biggest pitfalls while we secure compensation for your injury.
If you’ve been injured in an oilfield accident, contact us today to schedule a case evaluation.
A workplace accident that leaves you injured robs you of your ability to provide for your family.
Your injury will sour your relationship with your employer as they work to ensure that you aren’t able to get workman’s compensation and other benefits you are entitled to.
To add insult to injury, your company will do anything and everything to avoid paying for your injury.
The oilfield injury attorneys at Biggs & Greenslade are here to help. We’ll defend your rights and interests while helping you provide for your family now–and in the future.
Kenneth Biggs has been a marine, a police officer, and a district prosecutor for Smith County. He parlays his extensive trial experience into better outcomes for his clients. If your case goes to court, you can expect an experienced litigator in your corner.
John Greenslade began his career working for a legal firm that specialized in defending insurance companies. He uses this experience to help his oilfield injury clients fight back against their employer and the lawyers defending them.
If you’ve been injured in an oilfield accident, you have a long road to recovery. Your employer may actively try to sabotage your attempts to get compensation…
And your family is struggling without the income your job provided before your injury.
You need someone in your corner. The law offices of Kenneth Biggs & John Greenslade are experienced oilfield injury lawyers in Waco, TX and our team is dedicated to helping protect you–and your family.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation. We’ll listen to you about your case and be able to provide you with some initial advice about how to proceed.
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